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Matthew Cowley
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Clear AllBorn in Preston, Oneida, Idaho, United States
1897 August 2
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Father
Mother
Abbie Hyde
Baptized by Matthias F. Cowley
1905 August 2 (Age 8)
Set Apart as Missionary
New Zealand Mission
1914 October 21 – 1919 April 5 (Age 17)
1914 October 21 – 1919 April 5 (Age 17)
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Set Apart
End Date Details
Released
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Departed from Home
Arrived in The Field
Arrived at Home
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Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Joseph F. Smith Jr.
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Married Elva Eleanor Taylor
1922 July 13 (Age 24)
Set Apart as Mission President
New Zealand Mission
1938 January 18 – 1945 July 30 (Age 40)
1938 January 18 – 1945 July 30 (Age 40)
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Set Apart
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Departed from the Field
Additional Dates
Departed from Home
Arrived in The Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Heber J. Grant
Served With Children
Yes
Mission Companionship
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Sustained as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1945 October 5 – 1953 December 13 (Age 48)
1945 October 5 – 1953 December 13 (Age 48)
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Sustained
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Died in Position
Called as Mission President
Pacific Mission
1946 – 1949 (Age 48)
1946 – 1949 (Age 48)
Start Date Details
Started Circa 1946
Called
End Date Details
Ended Circa 1949
Released
Additional Information
Notes
Served a similar function to the new European mission president. Traveled widely in the Pacific helping reopen missions and preach the gospel.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
1953 December 13 (Age 56)
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